G/TBT/N/BDI/355 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1427  
G/TBT/N/RWA/863 , G/TBT/N/TZA/969  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1771  
11 May 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Glass or 
metal polishes, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular 
plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (HS 
code(s): 340590); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1142: 
2023, Liquid glass cleaner  — Specification, First Edition; (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for liquid glass cleaner.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM D -56, Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester  
EAS 814, Determination  of biodegradability of surfactants —Test method  
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
ISO 4316, Surface active agents - Determination of pH of aqueous solutions - 
Potentiometric method  
ISO 4317, Surface -active agents and detergents — Determination of water content — 
Karl Fischer method  G/TBT/N/BDI/355, G/TBT/N/KEN/1427, G/TBT/N/RWA/863, G/TBT/N/TZA/969, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1771  
 
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  TZS 2262:2018, Glass cleaner, liquid - Specification  
RS 283: 2017, Liquid glass cleaner – Specification  
KS 1455: 1999, Specification for glass cleaner - Part 1: Liquid glass cleaner  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524 
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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